Monday, March 31, 2014

Cover Reveal! Skin Deep by Elizabeth Sharp

Today Elizabeth Sharp is proud to share the cover for her newest book, coming in two weeks, on April 14. so without further adieu....


Being a teenager is hard. Being an overweight teenager is even harder.

Bethany Watson has tried to accept herself, but being either bullied or ignored by her peers leaves her feeling she has nothing to contribute. Worse, just as the feelings for her best friend begin to blossom into something else, another girl sets her eyes on him—someone she can’t compete with.

She discovers a host of problems bigger than her social life and waist size when she comes face to face with a creature hell bent on destroying anything that gets in its way. An unwilling recruit in the fight against the darkness, Bethany is torn between what is right and what is easy. 

About the Author


Elizabeth has a near crippling Facebook addiction, dwarfed only by her need for Dr. Pepper. A self-proclaimed techno geek, she loves cell phones, computers, tablets and all things technological. The internet has to be the greatest invention since the wheel, in her opinion. She lives in a quiet subdivision with her husband, one-year-old son, three cats, and far too many electronics. It’s quite possible she has some raccoon in her DNA, because she loves glitter and anything that sparkles. She enjoys making jewelry and costumes. Halloween is her favorite holiday since it’s the one day of the year that you can be whatever you want. But her first love will always be writing. Otherwise, hearing voices in her head would make her feel schizophrenic.



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Friday, March 28, 2014

Cover Reveal! Divide by Jessa Russo



Blurb:
From senior class president to dejected social outcast, with just the flick of a match.
After accusations of torching her ex-boyfriend’s home are followed by the mysterious poisoning of her ex-best friend, seventeen-year-old Holland Briggs assumes her life is over. And it is. But not in the way she thinks.
As Holland learns the truth about her cursed fate—that she is descended from the Beast most have only ever heard of in fairytales—she unites with an unlikely ally, good-looking newcomer Mick Stevenson. 
Mick knows more about Holland’s twisted history than she does, and enlightening as it is to learn about, his suggestion for a cure is unsettling at best. Holland must fall in love with Mick in order to break the spell, and save their future generations from repeating her cursed fate. Having sworn off love after the betrayals of her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend, this may be difficult to accomplish. 
Complicating things further for Holland and Mick, time runs out, and Holland’s change begins way before schedule. With Holland quickly morphing into a dangerous mythical creature, Mick struggles to save her. 
Should they fail, Holland will be lost to the beast inside her forever.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Writers Talking About Writing #LoveWriteCreate Vlog

Happy Tuesday! For those that don't know, I participate in a group video chat where writers talk about real life writing trials, successes, challenges, etc. I realized that I forgot to post the last couple videos. If you like what we chat about you can visit the playlist of all the vids we've done at my YouTube channel ------>

We try to "chat" every couple week either on Sun or Tues nights. Check in with us tonight if you want to watch live or even participate with questions, topics, etc. 10pm EST at the #LoveWriteCreate there will be a link.

So this first video we chat about the Twitterverse and how to view it as a writer...


And the most recent video from last week and our newest challenge (Thanks to Gaby... 15kwords in ONE WEEK!) Tune in tonight to see if we accomplished it ;)


Sunday, March 2, 2014

Giveaway! Dragons, Kindles, and Coffee OH MY!

Gasp! Never in a million years would I think about spreading a rumor so delightful, so amazing, so exciting... okay yeah, I wasn't buying that either. To heck with it! I am soooo spreading this rumor!  Well, because it's not really a rumor, it's real! Yup.... We are giving away a FREE Kindle... See... now you want to spread a rumor around too, huh! It's not just me!

Seriously, this is awesome! Do you see all the exclamation marks I am using? I am that excited! <---
You know you want to enter, well, you want to win, but you have to enter to win... This is your chance to win a custom Mark of the Dragon kindle. But, it's not just that, there are custom flash drives, coffee/cocoa mugs, pens... ugh.... it's gonna be awesome!

So, here's the skinny on the book, Mark of the Dragon. It is the first book in the Mysts of Santerrian Series that I co-write with my dad, Bill Morgan. Don't give me that look, you know deep down you are a dragon rider... Dragons are freaking awesome! 
<--- Look at him! Isn't he cute!
Yeah, they all start off that way. Then they get big enough to ride! So, like I was saying, this awesome dragon book is the first in the series and there are a couple characters you'll love, and some you'll love to hate.
The dragons are my favorite.
Let me put it in simple words:
Dragons. War. Love. Humor. Fighting. And of course, bonding with dragons... wait I already said dragons. Oh well, they rock.


You want the long version? Fine... but mine was funner.

Amazon US: Mark of the Dragon
Amazon UK: Mark of the Dragon
Goodreads: Mark of the Dragon

Mark of the Dragon
The old stories of the first dragon riders are forgotten and lost, but the excitement remains.
Andra has waited her entire life for the moment when the orb would call her name, but that is only the beginning. Entering the Vetaunex is dangerous, even for the most courageous man.  It’s a land where the wild dragons soar through the sky and the only way out is to become a rider—or die.  Even when the Aquastrian leader wants her dead, she fights back. 
Between two countries, allies are hard to find, and enemies are everywhere. 
Liam takes the journey to the Vetaunex, leaving behind the only family he has left on a chance to change their way of life. Becoming a dragon rider is more than a title to him, it’s a way to stop the war and save lives. Meeting Andra along the way, he has to decide what must come first; his dragon, or helping the daughter of the rival country’s leader.  In the end, Liam fights to help her and kills to protect her, but will it be enough to get them both to their dragons before it's too late?


Okay, you might have been right, that version rocked too! (Especially that last line)



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Saturday, March 1, 2014

March #Fantasy Calendar with Stacey Marie Brown

It's 2014 and we're celebrating with an awesome fantasy themed calendar. This calendar is for the background on your computer and you can get this month's image below.

Each month will feature a different book or series, so if you want to challenge yourself, try reading each book or series that is featured before each month is over. The series for March is the Darkness Series by Stacey Marie Brown! She is giving away an Alice in Wonderland Pouch with Darkness Series Swag, a few ebooks, and a $10 Amazon Giftcard! Be sure to enter for your chance to win some great swag!


Click here to download the full size image. Then set as your background!


Darness of Light (Book One)


Freak. Witch. Crazy. Schizo.

Ember Brycin has been called them all. She’s always known she’s different. No one has ever called her normal, even under the best circumstances. Bizarre and inexplicable things continually happen to her, and having two different colored eyes, strange hair, and an unusual tattoo only contributes to the gossip about her.

When the latest school explosion lands her in a facility for trouble teens, she meets Eli Dragen, who’s hot as hell and darkly mysterious. Their connection is full of passion, danger, and secrets. Secrets that will not only change her life, but what and who she is—leading her down a path she never imagined possible.

Between Light and Dark, Ember finds a world where truth and knowledge are power and no one can be trusted. But her survival depends on finding out the truth about herself. In her pursuit, she is forced between love and destiny and good and evil, even when the differences between them aren’t always clear. At worst, she will incite a war that could destroy both worlds. At best, she will not only lose her heart but her life and everyone she loves. Once the truth is out, however, there will be no going back. And she’ll definitely wish she could.


Fire in the Darkness (Book Two)


It's been four weeks since Ember Brycin witnessed what her powers are capable of. The Electrical Current Storm has turned Seattle, Washington into a natural disaster zone. The death toll is in the thousands with countless others homeless and hungry.

And Ember is the one who caused it. Something she will have to live with every day.

Those people who were unable to escape either turned quickly into gangs or live in shelters. Ember, on the other hand, can’t do either. With a price on her head and a Dark Dweller on her ass, she is constantly on the move. Both Light and Dark are hunting her for their own purpose to use her as a weapon or a pawn in the war between the Unseelie King of the Dark and the Seelie Queen of the Light.

Em needs help but doesn’t know who to trust: Lars, the mystery man Torin told her to find? Torin, the Seelie Queen’s personal knight, who has sworn to keep Em safe? Or Eli, who wants to turn her over to the Unseelie King, but whom she has an undeniable, intense connection with?

No matter what she chooses she will probably lose—her life or everything and everyone she loves. 



Author Bio:

Stacey Marie Brown by day is an Interior/Set Designer, by night a writer of Paranormal Fantasy, Adventure, and Literary Fiction. She grew up in Northern California, where she ran around on her family’s farm, raising animals, riding horses, playing flashlight tag, and turning hay bales into cool forts. Even before she could write, she was creating stories and making up intricate fantasies. Writing came as easy as breathing.  She later turned that passion into acting, living and traveling abroad, and designing. Though she had never stopped writing, moving back to San Francisco seemed to have brought it back to the forefront and this time it would not be ignored.

When she’s not writing she’s out hiking, spending time with friends, traveling, listening to music, or designing.


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